COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2308, 16 November 1914, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT SHAKES. ; / On tho Wellington Stock Excharice on Saturday the following sales o! investment sliaics, were recorded:—Union Bank, £51; N.Z; and Biver Plate, . 395.; Wellineton Trust and Loan, :£7 65.; and WnlHnEtoa -Woojlenj prefereiLoe.-£3 ss. The <ruota.tions were as follow:— .. Buyers. Sellers. ■£ s. d. £ s. d. National Bank ■5.3.0 ; i «-. Bank N.Z. (new)/ ... 15 5 0 '. , ■ Auckland Gas- 1/7,6 ' >' : Ohristoh-uroh Gas. (£5) '... —• 7 : JO, Napicr Gas (£5) 8 ■ 0 0 — Wellington Gaa (£10) 16, 0 0 ' 16 5 0 ' Gear Meat (£1) ............... — ' ."3 14 0 Meat -Export-(£2 12a; 6d.) —' - . 215 0 Union. Steam (pref.) .1 0 0 - . — Hikurangi Coal ....i.......:.. 0 11 0 — , Westport-Stockton i 0 3 6 ■; — Leyland-O'Brien , :. 12 0 — N.Z.- Drug : — , /-;2 2 6 -ffihitebmbe ;and' ' — .; . 510 0 THE UNITED INSURANCE CO.

v 'The; annual meeting; of the United Insurance Company, Ltd., was held in- Sydney •on October'.2B. Mr.. George . I." Cohen, .'chairman, of directors, presided. '. The report, and balance-sheet were adopted. :G. I. Cohen and Richard Binnie were'Te-elected directors;.. Messrs:. :H. Dunslan Vane and F. X. Tarwood", .The . .report ; shows' : the total revenue for .the-year .to have been—. '' ,' '" e. d. 302,959 9 7 And the expenditure '.. 272,657 9 11, ;Leaving; a 30,30119 ■ 8 I To; which: has toVbe added bal; 'i .'anbe accredit.Sep..3o, 19.13 ;14,700 19 .-2 .. ' " 45,002 18 10 Which it, has been determined to dispose of as follows:— £ e d. •Payment'of.; dividend' ; at; the ■ Tate of 10 per 1 cent. -. : 12,000 . 0 0 .'Addition to .'reserve fund (now . !.:■ £100,000)-4,000 , 0 . 0 Addition: to reinsurance reserve fund, (now £65.000);..: ; 6,000 0 0 Amount carried forward" to j' next year, 23,002 18 10 45,002i8i0 i?:.Thel': - aid reserve funds now amount to £294,170 lis. Bd. The head office for tho, company "in New Zealand is at Wellington-: Bank N.S.W."Chambers, the directors being. Messrs. Martin Kennedy (chairman), Br-O'Connor. and-A. H. Tnrnbull, ; ahd---Jfr, 'J. ■ S., Jamieson, resident secretary.-1 r ■' ■ ><■■■ ' ;; ;.y',jPBILpiNG:.MARKET REPOKT. Messrs. A. : 11.- .Atkinson and Co., Ltd., report lajge' entries of both poultry and pigs at their weekly sale on Friday, the former-, made late .rates, but the latter, except for'"bigger sorts, were decidedly - easier.- than they haye been for some time. They ■, quote :—Poultry,': at per . pair, hens, &., 3s. 3d.,.35. 6d.,'.35. 9d„ 45., 4s. 3d.. 4s. 6d„ '4s. 9d. : roosters, 3e., 3s. 6d., 45., 4«. 3d., ,4s. 6d.;;45; 9d.; geese, 45.',3 d.; ducks and drakes,' 45."6 d., 55,,. 55;',3d.,/se. 6d„ ss. 9d„ 6s„ 6s. 3d.,- 6s. 9d;, '7s.';' cockerels, 35.. 6d.; chicks, 6d„ lid:,. Is. 2d.'; hen and chicks, 4s. 3d. and 6s. the lot; hen and ducklings, 56.; turlcey gobbler, Ida. 6d,; "turkey hen, ss. I'ige:Slips,; 175., 6d„ 18s„ -18s., 6d., 13s„ 20s. 6d„ 255. 6d.; weanere,'' 10s;, 125.,! 12s. 6d., 12s. 9d„ 135.,. 6d„ 145., 155., 165..-165.. 6d., • 17e.;'' stores, 30s.' 6d;; porkers,.3ss.,.-3te.; 40s„ 435.; bac.on-< ers, 58. Horses—Gelding, £1.175.; trap horse, £10. Potatoes, seed, 25., 2s. 6d., 3s. 6d. ; tabled . Bs.' per ' sack;' cabbage and cauliflower plants, 6d. per bundle; rhubarb, 6d.; spring onions, Id. per bundle.

A- largo number of poultry, pica,; and coods or Tar ions descriptions were given for. sale on behalf of the Eelfrfan Belief Fund, and a-total of ,£sl 18s. Id. wflß Tealised.,.,.'The/firm,have a few.good articles leftiiihcludingiibuggyigig, plated tea service,' set '.dessert: knives and fork's,., typewriter, and a valuable crocheted quilt which they will be glad to find purchasers for for,-the .benefit, of . this most deserving

'■'Oiistoms;'duty collected at the port' of -Wellington.' oil' Saturday amounted to £880

" BREWERS' EXHIBITION AWAEDB. . By. Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright

I London, Novembor 13 ' The-Brewers' Exhibition has .ißßued o ' correction regarding the colonial -win® awards.,- In 01 ties K, Penfold, Sydney, was .first, and/Lindemtra second. V. i- DANISH BUTTEB. _ ■ London, November. 13. -. Danish butter is Quoted at 1365. to 140 a: ... : . METAL MARKETS. . > \London, November IJ. : Copper, £51 125.. 6d. to £51 17s. 6d, , ■■■■■, : . Mn, -£139 .'ss. to £139 15s.